Bebe Davis Debuts Equestricons Carrera for 74% At USA National Young Rider Test

Barbara "Bebe" Davis riding Equestricons Carrera in the mare's American debut. © 2016 SusanJStickle.com

WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 8, 2016–Barbara "Bebe" Davis rode Equestricons Carrera in their American debut to score 74.079 per cent in the Young Rider team test Friday at a national competition ahead of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival.

Bebe, an 18-year-old high school senior now living in Wellington, Florida, acquired Carrera a, 16-year-old mare, a month ago as a prospective Under-25 mount.

She has had success at Junior and Young Riders on Feivel Mousekewitz and Rotano on whom she won the North American Junior Freestyle Championship gold medal in 2015.

Juliette Ramel of Sweden Debuts Buriel at International Grand Prix for Victory at Drachten CDI3*

Juliete Ramel making international Big Tour debut on Buriel KH at Indoor Drachten CDI3*. © 2016 DigiShots

DRACHTEN, Netherlands, Jan. 8, 2016–Sweden's Juliette Ramel on Buriel K.H. made a spectacular international Big Tour debut for the 10-year-old KWPN gelding in capturing the Indoor Drachten CDI3* Grand Prix Friday night, the first FEI dressage competition of this Olympic year.

The 28-year-old rider and Buriel K.H. (Osium x Krack C) scored 73.460 per cent for the victory with Denmark's Cathrine Dufour on Atterupgaards Cassidy second on 72.740 per cent and Marlies van Baalen of the Netherlands on Ratzinger third on 71.000 per cent in the Grand Prix of 24 starting combinations from 14 nations.

Juliette acquired Buriel in 2013 and trains in the Netherlands with Nicole Werner, who operates the dressage stable with Edward Gal.

The pair competed at Small Tour in May last year and launched their Grand Prix career at a national show in the Netherlands two months ago.

Results:

Judges: E-Jeannette Wolfs (NED) H-Eduard de Wolff van Westerrode (NED) C- Peter Holler (GER)
M-Jacques van Daele (BEL) B-Susanne Baarup (DEN)

RANK		HORSE – BREEDING SEX\COLOR\BORN\SIRE X SIREDAM\		EUR	JUDGE E	JUDGE H	JUDGE C	JUDGE M	JUDGE B	PERCENTAGE
		RIDER OWNER			RANK	RANK	RANK	RANK	RANK
1		Buriel K.H. – KWPN G \ Dark Brown \ 2006 \ Osium x Krack C	SWE	475	76.100	69.000	74.300	74.100	73.800	73.460
		Juliette  Ramel La Pomme Hb			( 1 )	( 2 )	( 1 )	( 1 )	( 1 )
2		Atterupgaards Cassidy – DWB G \ Chestnut \ 2003 \ Caprimond E.H. x Donnerhall	DEN	375	72.300	72.900	73.000	73.100	72.400	72.740
		Cathrine  Dufour Dufour Family			( 2 )	( 1 )	( 2 )	( 2 )	( 3 )
3		Ratzinger – RHEIN G \ Blackbay \ 2004 \ Ricardos x Rubirando	NED	275	70.200	68.700	70.100	72.800	73.200	71.000
		Marlies  van Baalen Coby Van Baalen & Johann Hinnemann			( 3 )	( 4 )	( 5 )	( 3 )	( 2 )
4		Bubblingh – KWPN G \ Bay \ 2006 \ Lingh x Picandt	GBR	200	67.000	68.900	70.700	72.400	70.100	69.820
		Richard  Davison G Meyer, R Davison, J Ellis			( 9 )	( 3 )	( 3 )	( 4 )	( 5 )
5		Zoe – KWPN M \ Chestnut \ 2004 \ Negro x Monaco	NED	175	67.500	67.500	70.700	71.700	68.900	69.260
		Theo  Hanzon E. Dumoré & L. Trouwborst			( 6 )	( 7 )	( 3 )	( 5 )	( 10 )
6		Glock´s Romanov – OLDBG S \ Bay \ 2000 \ Rohdiamant x Grundstein II	NED		69.600	66.200	68.300	71.500	70.300	69.180
		Hans Peter  Minderhoud Glock Holding			( 4 )	( 11 )	( 10 )	( 6 )	( 4 )
7		Rainbow Dancer 4 – HANN G \ Bay \ 2004 \ Rubin-Royal x Alabaster	NOR		67.400	67.500	68.500	69.500	69.100	68.400
		Anne Lene  Holmen Hufendiek, Mara			( 7 )	( 7 )	( 8 )	( 8 )	( 7 )
8		Florida 94 – RHEIN M \ Chestnut \ 1999 \ Fidermark x Grosso Z	GER		67.100	68.100	68.500	68.800	69.000	68.300
		Nadine  Husenbeth Steves, Helga			( 8 )	( 6 )	( 8 )	( 9 )	( 9 )
9		Blue Hors Hotline – HANN S \ Dark Bay \ 2003 \ Hofrat x De Niro	DEN		66.900	65.800	69.800	67.700	69.600	67.960
		Daniel Bachmann  Andersen Blue Hors Aps			( 10 )	( 12 )	( 7 )	( 12 )	( 6 )
10		Kingsley Lucky Dance – HANN S \ Dark Bay \ 2001 \ Lucky Lionell x Placido – Sun	BEL		66.400	68.200	67.900	68.200	67.700	67.680
		Julie  De Deken De Deken – De Vos			( 15 )	( 5 )	( 12 )	( 10 )	( 13 )
11		Fleraro G \ Bay \ 2003 \ Flemmingh	UKR		65.700	66.900	68.200	70.800	66.600	67.640
		Inna  Logutenkova Vian Group			( 18 )	( 9 )	( 11 )	( 7 )	( 16 )
12		Amoricello – HANN G \ Bay \ 2002 \ Abanos x Lord Sinclair	GER		64.600	65.800	70.000	67.100	69.100	67.320
		Thomas  Wagner Wagner, Thomas			( 20 )	( 12 )	( 6 )	( 14 )	( 7 )
13		Final Cut – HANN G \ Chestnut \ 2004 \ Federweisser x Carismo	SWE		66.600	65.600	67.300	66.400	68.600	66.900
		Per  Sandgaard Arphus Gård Ab			( 14 )	( 14 )	( 13 )	( 16 )	( 11 )
14		Wilco V – KWPN G \ Black \ 2003 \ Rousseau x Centauer Z	BEL		66.900	63.700	66.300	67.800	68.400	66.620
		Mario  Van Orshaegen Mario Van Orshaegen			( 10 )	( 19 )	( 16 )	( 11 )	( 12 )
15		Xxxl Rubinio Nrw – WESTF S \ Black \ 2003 \ Rubin-Royal x Florestan I	USA		66.100	65.300	67.000	67.400	67.100	66.580
		Jennifer  Hoffmann Jennifer Hoffmann			( 17 )	( 15 )	( 14 )	( 13 )	( 14 )
16		Radetzky – KWPN G \ Chestnut \ 1998 \ Houston x Vosmaer	NED		68.000	65.000	66.900	65.000	67.000	66.380
		Marjan  van der Jagt C.G. Jager			( 5 )	( 16 )	( 15 )	( 18 )	( 15 )
17		Don Lorean – OLDBG G \ Dark Bay \ 2000 \ Don Larino x Rouletto	JPN		65.100	66.700	65.400	66.100	66.200	65.900
		Yuko  Kitai Kitai, Osamu			( 19 )	( 10 )	( 17 )	( 17 )	( 18 )
18		Symphonie – KWPN S \ Grey \ 1999 \ Krack C x Aktion	ESP		66.700	64.600	62.700	64.900	65.300	64.840
		Lucia  Gallardo Muñoz Lucia Gallando Munoz			( 13 )	( 17 )	( 19 )	( 19 )	( 21 )
18		Westpoint – KWPN S \ Black \ 2003 \ Jazz x Michelangelo	NED		66.200	64.000	62.100	66.500	65.400	64.840
		Kirsten  Beckers Stoeterij Broere			( 16 )	( 18 )	( 20 )	( 15 )	( 20 )
20		Wilfonia – KWPN M \ Darkbay \ 2003 \ Gribaldi x Contango	KAZ		66.900	63.400	61.200	63.100	66.500	64.220
		Myriam  Holander J.A. Ijtsma & A.T. Ijtsma			( 10 )	( 20 )	( 22 )	( 21 )	( 17 )
21		Utopia H – OLDBG M \ Chestnut \ 2003 \ Royal Diamond x Argentinus	ESP		61.900	62.900	64.600	64.900	65.700	64.000
		Juan Manuel  Vidal – Testal Jose Manuel De La Lastra			( 22 )	( 21 )	( 18 )	( 19 )	( 19 )
22		Alfranco – KWPN G \ Bay \ 2005 \ Negro x Donkerbruin	GBR		62.000	59.400	60.700	62.700	64.000	61.760
		Gillian  Davison G Davison			( 21 )	( 24 )	( 24 )	( 22 )	( 22 )
23		Al Pacino 44 – HANN G \ Bay \ 2002 \ Acorado x Gloster	AUT		61.100	60.800	60.900	61.900	60.900	61.120
		Pia  Gabriel Dr. Christa-Maria Gabriel			( 23 )	( 22 )	( 23 )	( 23 )	( 23 )
24		Floresco Nrw – WESTF S \ Bay \ 1998 \ Florestan I x Rosenkavalier	MAR		57.900	59.900	61.400	61.400	60.300	60.180
		Yessin  Rahmouni Frmse			( 24 )	( 23 )	( 21 )	( 24 )	( 24 )

Rober Dover HorseMastership Week – Day 4. Blog by Kerrigan Gluch

Kerrigan Gluch riding Vaquero HGF with Kimberly Boyer of Hampton Green Farm looking on. © 2015 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Jan 7, 2016

Kerrigan Gluch, 19 years old, a participant in the fifth annual Robert Dover Horsemastership clinic at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s Stadium complex that is the home of the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, is writing a daily report for dressage-news.com. Kerrigan, from Mount Pleasant, Michigan but based at Hampton Green Farm in Wellington and Fruitport, Michigan for the past four years was the 2015 United States Young Rider reserve champion on Vaquero HGF.
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Thursday started with the morning workout with Mike. We were separated into different groups and participated in multiple relay exercises. I think keeping the workouts fun with the large group of young people is very helpful. It also gets us to work together and act like a team.

Throughout the day we participated in many lectures that were geared to further our equestrian education.

We heard from Jane Savoie, a prominent speaker and author. She discussed the importance of acting like a champion before you actually become a champion. She said that every thought that goes into your mind has an effect on you to some degree. I found this discussion with Jane informative and very helpful.

We heard from FEI 4* judge, Janet Foy in the afternoon. I was really looking forward to hearing from her because it is always good to hear information from a judge’s point of view. We learned about the training it takes to move through the various levels of judging. What the judges look for, and what goes through their minds while looking at a horse in the ring. Accuracy, power, brilliance, and harmony are the common points the judges try to look for when they are watching a test. It was very nice to hear that her colleagues try really hard to be educated and want the riders to be successful in the show ring.

The last lecture of the day was with Dr. Hilary Clayton. She talked about performance horse care and what it takes to maintain the wellbeing of your horse. Cross training was a common topic that she strongly thinks helps the horses succeed. Keeping the horses mind and body versatile is proven to help the horses maintain their top-level fitness. Another topic that I felt was very helpful was the different types of footing. What works best for the horses and what does not. Synthetic surfaces are what a lot of the top facilities are turning to. This footing incorporates sand with natural or synthetic fibers of various lengths, rubber, and cloth or felt strips. I thought Hilary touched on subjects that could apply to our riding along with the care for our horses.

Friday is another day of lessons with various trainers such as Robert Dover, Charlotte Bredahl-Baker, the United States Young Horse coach, and Steffen Peters, who flew in from California to work with us.

Rober Dover HorseMastership Week – Day 3. Blog by Kerrigan Gluch

Kerrigan Gluch, 19 years old, a participant in the fifth annual Robert Dover Horsemastership clinic at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center's Stadium complex that is the home of the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, is writing a daily report for dressage-news.com. Kerrigan, from Mount Pleasant, Michigan but based at Hampton Green Farm in Wellington and Fruitport, Michigan for the past four years was the 2015 United States Young Rider reserve champion on Vaquero HGF.

Participants at the Robert Dover HorseMastership Week riding clinic. © 2016 Ilse Schwarz/dressage-news.com

I had the first lesson of the day with Robert Dover. Vaquero felt great in the warm up. Robert then got on and rode Vaquero. He wanted to work through movements such as the piaffe and passage, aiming to improve his contact. The contact must be pushing from behind into a steady hand. This will create a quiet mouth and improvements in all the movements. Since Vaquero and I are new with the piaffe and passage work, Robert wanted to give Vaquero a positive, encouraging experience in that work. In the end, I felt like I gained a lot more knowledge on what it takes to make Vaquero successful.

To start off our afternoon lectures, Ken Braddick spoke on the topic of media relations. This seemed to fit very well into the clinic because the riders are young and need as much help as we can get when it comes to the press. The time in the spotlight for many young people may be very short, so it is important to make the time that you do have, count.  Ken has traveled all over the world watching shows and talking with many different riders.  The line, “I love my horse” is something that you should stay away from in a press conference.  The viewers and writers already know that you love your horse. They want to hear how you felt the ride went, how the horse performed, and what sponsors were involved.  I thought that was really helpful because I have only heard what the press wants to hear, not what they don’t.

In the final lecture of the day we got to hear from Endel Ots, Kim Herslow, and Mary-Cameron Rollins.  They all have unique experiences that were very interesting to a group of young riders.

Endel discussed his experience traveling to the World Young Horse Finals in Germany last year. We heard the whole story, from getting the horse as a three-year-old, all the way to going down the centerline at the finals. Having never competed in Europe, it was a very intriguing discussion because everything is new.

Kim Herslow talked about her experience at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto in July. I found it to be very helpful when she discussed how she dealt with the pressure of representing the United States going into the games. She couldn’t emphasize enough the importance of a strong team. The support and encouragement from teammates goes so far!

Mary-Cameron told us her story of going from a successful young rider to a young professional. I feel like that topic of transitioning to the next level is where so many people get stuck. She gave us multiple tips that encouraged us to be determined and push for something we want. I felt like her main point that she wanted us to understand was to always have an open mind; always be looking for new opportunities because you never know what could come out of taking a small risk.

“Even when you don’t win, you still could," she said. "It could be something as simple as the color of your coat.”

Tomorrow is a resting day for the horse, but not for the riders!  We have a full day planned, starting with a morning workout, followed by multiple lectures.

Robert Dover HorseMastership Week – Day 2. Blog by Kerrigan Gluch

Robert Dover teaching at the Horsemastership Clinic. 2015 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Kerrigan Gluch, 19 years old, is participating in the fifth annual Robert Dover Horsemastership clinic at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s Stadium complex that is the home of the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, is writing a daily report for dressage-news.com. Kerrigan, from Mount Pleasant, Michigan but based at Hampton Green Farm in Wellington and Fruitport, Michigan for the past four years was the 2015 national Young Rider reserve champion on Vaquero HGF.

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The second day started with the riders and auditors participating in a morning workout.  The workouts take place every morning for the next four days.  Everyone that had participated in the clinic before were preparing for the worst. There is nothing better than working out every morning before an intense day of riding. At 7 a.m. we met our trainer for the week, Mike Barthowlemy.  He is a very fit, energetic, encouraging guy, but somehow is still slightly intimidating. Tuesday morning was a lot of introductions and different workout routines that are geared to improve the muscles that we use on a daily basis while riding. Stretching, core strengthening, along with some cardio were all a part of the morning routine.

Robert Dover officially welcomed us to the clinic.  He spoke about “The Basic Principles of Dressage.” He wanted to talk on this topic because he said we should all know what we are doing and learn the reason behind it. I thought that was a really great topic, because the more we know about the basics, the better we get as we move up the levels. Robert also talked about how dressage started and where the idea came from. Men and women had always seen horses out running and moving at liberty. They saw them do different movements with their bodies and figured they would try it while riding them. I feel like it would have to take a very creative and daring person to think of that.

I was up first to ride with Robert. Vaquero was pretty fresh starting out, due to the chill in the air. I personally find enjoyment from getting such a powerful feeling underneath me. I love to see his personality come out and notice how good he feels about himself. Robert wanted to see all the movements in each gait to gauge where we were at with our training. I felt like his main focus was to help me have a quiet, relaxed contact that was pushing from behind. Creating positive tension while having harmony was also a big key to Robert’s lesson. By doing that, I gained much more adjustability in all my movements. I had a good amount of success with my one-tempis.  Being completely straight and having a quick, active canter allowed me gain the correct feeling to be successful. I felt like I gained a good feel for what Robert wanted from me and Vaquero worked very well! I am looking forward to doing it again and continuing to think about Robert’s pointers.

The afternoon ended with an amazing discussion with Laura King. She talked to us about goal setting, and what it takes to be successful in the show ring from a physiological point of view. How the brain can cause a roadblock just based on your thoughts.

A study showed that the number one mistake all riders make is that they always imagine failure. I thought it was really interesting to learn that the brain really responds to positive words such as “correct” or right.” The more positivity and confidence the brain gains, the more successful you will be. I found Laura’s talk to be very helpful because I constantly think about what went wrong with my rides or what I could have done better. What I really should be focused on is what was successful and what worked well for the horse.

Looking forward to the lessons and lectures Wednesday.

Robert Dover HorseMastership Week – Day 1. Blog by Kerrigan Gluch

Kerrigan Gluch on Vaquero HGF, reserve USA Young Rider Champion. © 2015 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

Kerrigan Gluch, 19 years old, is participating in the fifth annual Robert Dover Horsemastership clinic in Wellington, Florida and is writing a daily report for dressage-news.com. Kerrigan, from Mount Pleasant, Michigan but based at Hampton Green Farm in Wellington and Fruitport, Michigan for the past four years was the 2015 national Young Rider reserve champion on Vaquero HGF.

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This is my third time participating in the Robert Dover event and I am most looking forward to knowledge and experience that will help me move to the Grand Prix level. I will be riding Vaquero, a nine-year-old PRE stallion that was bred and owned by Hampton Green Farm in Wellington.

The Robert Dover Horsemastership week is full of the nation’s top youth riders. Some were invited to participate because of their involvement with Lendon Gray’s Dressage4Kids Program, while others from their success in the competition ring. In summer I was national reserve champion Young Rider so that secured my position as a rider in the clinic.

Today was move-in day for all the horses and riders, and the first day of a break from warm and humid weather that has lingered from the summer and Fall.

Over the years you get to know a lot of the participants, with a few new faces. This is one of the first events of the winter season here in Wellington, so everyone had to catch up on their summer activities. It is always nice to see riders come together from all across the country for this clinic. True dedication!

Everyone met with Lendon Gray for a short orientation. She gave her humorous opening speech and sent everyone on their way.

Tuesday starts with fitness and a lecture from Robert Dover. I am looking forward to an exciting week with all the trainers and speakers. In addition to Robert, Steffen Peters, Laura Graves, Charlotte Bredahl-Baker and George Williams will be instructing us riders. We also get to other riders talk about their international championship experiences and learn about different aspects of dressage life.

Family Seeking to Tear Down Sport-Changing Global Dressage Grounds To Stage World Cup Jumping Event Next Door–Part 2 of 2

Global Dressage Festival grounds in Wellington, Florida. Dressage complex in foreground and the grass derby field behind. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

By KENNETH J. BRADDICK

WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 2, 2016–The family seeking to have the Global Dressage Festival show grounds torn down has been approved by the United States and International Equestrian Federations to stage a World Cup jumping event on their farm virtually next door the same month a local court has scheduled a procedural hearing on the lawsuit.

The Wellington Masters CSI3*/World Cup event on the Deeridge Farms estate of the Jacobs family is in both the USEF and FEI calendars for Feb. 4-7.

The World Cup qualifier is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7, with a Global national dressage show on one side and the week’s highlight game of an International Polo Club 20-goal tournament on the other. The Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) of jumpers and hunters is on the same road less than a mile (1.6km) away but with traffic–automobile, trucks and horses from nearby stables–converging on the same crossroads for access to the shows.

The plan specifies access to Deeridge Farms for horse trucks and trailers, riders, grooms and others that could amount to more than 300 vehicles for each of the four days on a private road owned by homeowners, including several dressage properties.

Wellington’s largest equestrian clinic and official veterinarian service for WEF is also located directly across from Deeridge Farms and some equestrian have expressed concerns about access in an emergency.

A community sports park of five soccer fields, four football fields, two hockey rinks and four baseball/softball fields popular with families throughout Palm Beach, especially on weekends, is also next door to the Jacobs’ farm.

Approval for the event that is required for management of more than 1,000 vehicles on the World Cup day as well as temporary stabling of horses has not yet been given by the Village of Wellington that has challenged aspects of the organizer’s plan of 16 pages of text supported by 15 diagrams.

However, Isla Carroll Farm that adjoins Deeridge signed an agreement to allow access to the event as well as temporary parking. Isla Carroll is owned by John Goodman, who created the International Polo Club and is serving a lengthy prison term after a conviction of being under the influence while driving a vehicle that slammed into another car and led to the death of a young man almost six years ago.

Approval for hosting the World Cup event was awarded to the Deeridge Farms’ group as the jumping World Cup series is sponsored by Longines while Rolex is a primary sponsor of WEF. Identical conflicts led to some of the world’s most prestigious shows–Aachen, Germany; Geneva and Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada–creating the Grand Slam of Jumping sponsored by Rolex.

Although dressage is in the spotlight for most of the Global winter circuit, the venue has become a favorite of jumpers competing in a derby event on the grass, Under-25 jumper riders in both the sand arenas as well as on grass, a hunter derby and in 2016 will host the Wellington Eventing Showcase for the second year.

The Van Kampen covered arena at Global is used year round by a local riding club, for national and international para equestrian events, 30 days a year of free use by charities and non profits as well as enabling horse shows during South Florida’s steamy tropical summer.

Jumper and hunter riders praise the Global grounds for its world quality footing and facilities that offer a change of environment from the main Palm Beach center.

Boyd Martin gets congratulatory kiss from wife Silva Martin after the Australian turned American team event rider won the inaugural Wellington Evening Showcase at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center’s Stadium complex. © 2015 Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

The 30 or so top eventing combinations from several countries that have competed at Olympics, World and Pan American Games heap praise on the Mark Phillips-designed eventing showcase course and prize money that in 2016 will rise to $75,000 making it one of the richest events in the Western Hemisphere.

Boyd Martin, U.S. Olympic, World and Pan Am Games team rider, said after winning the inaugural event: “I’ve been lucky enough, I’m 35 and I’ve competed in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Holland, U.S., France, England, and this is by far the best competition I have ever been to. The organizers have put on something I have never seen before, and I am just so proud to be here.”

The Jacobs family owns one of America’s largest privately held corporations, Delaware North, that includes the Boston Bruins ice hockey team, casinos, dog tracks but primarily a foodservice and hospitality behemoth that services sports stadiums, airports and national parks, and operating on four continents.

A decade ago, the family launched a public campaign against Equestrian Sport Productions (ESP) and its chief executive, Mark Bellissimo, after he succeeded in buying both the WEF show grounds and the USEF licenses to operate the events. ESP expanded WEF from six weeks to 12 weeks while a plan by the Jacobs to set up a competitive circuit in Wellington fizzled.

The campaign against ESP was re-ignited five years ago when Mark Bellissimo put together a group of prominent dressage horse owners to create the Global Dressage Festival at the Stadium complex. GDF has since grown to seven CDIs with almost $700,000 in prize money.

The Jacobs funded campaigns to successfully elect a majority to the local government that hobbled development of GDF, forcing scaled back permanent show facilities and cancellation of plans for a condominium hotel and an equestrian retail mall at the same time imposing restriction on use, many of which have since been eased.

The lawsuit by the Jacobs-owned Solar Sportsystems, Inc. was filed in Palm Beach Circuit Court.

Charles Jacobs competing in an international event at the Palm Beach International Center’s Stadium complex made up of the grass derby field and the Global Dressage Festival grounds. He has filed suit in Circuit Court to have the Stadium facility torn down that incldues the dressage barn in the background.. © Ken Braddick/dressage-news.com

The lawsuit was scheduled for a jury trial last month, at about the same time as the United States Dressage Grand Prix and Intermediate Championships were staged at Global for the first time.

At the request of Solar Sportsystems, the court continued the case and a status hearing has been scheduled for February.